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• The Defiant Ones | DVD | (28/11/2017) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• Animal Factory | Blu Ray | (20/11/2017) from £7.95   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Troubled youth Ron Decker (Edward Furlong, American History X) is sentenced to a ten-year stint in the notorious San Quentin State Prison for a drug-dealing conviction. Inexperienced in the ways of prison life, he's taken under the wing of Earl Copen (Willem Dafoe, To Live and Die in LA), an experienced con with the entire prison in the palm of his hand inmates and guards alike. But as Ron grows increasingly cocky in his privileged role as Earl's confidant, is he in danger of biting off more than he can chew with some of the jail's more volatile inhabitants? Based on the semi-autobiographical novel of the same name by Eddie Bunker (Reservoir Dogs), Animal Factory was Steve Buscemi (Lonesome Jim, Interview)'s second stint in the director's chair and sees him marshalling a formidable ensemble cast, including Bunker, Danny Trejo (Machete) and Mickey Rourke (The Wrestler), for a powerful and sincere account of the men caught up in the penal system and the deals they cut with each other, and themselves, in order to survive. SPECIAL EDITION CONTENTS High Definition digital transfer Lossless original 2.0 stereo audio Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing Interview with critic Barry Forshaw covering Eddie Bunker's varied career Audio commentary by novelist/co-writer/actor Eddie Bunker and co-producer/actor Danny Trejo New bonus features TBC Theatrical trailer Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Jacob Phillips FIRST PRESSING ONLY: Collector's booklet containing new writing on the film by Glenn Kenny

• Sergei Prokofiev: Romeo & Juliet | Blu Ray | (10/11/2017) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• Mariah Carey's All I Want for Christmas is You (BD) | Blu Ray | (13/11/2017) from £3.95   |  Saving you £8.54 (216.20%)   |  RRP £12.49

  Festive children's animation featuring the voice of Mariah Carey. All young Mariah (Breanna Yde/Carey) has ever wanted for Christmas is a puppy, but so far Santa has failed to grant her wish. However, when her uncle Reggie goes out of town, Mariah's dad agrees she can look after his dog while he's away and, if it goes well, she may just get what she's always wanted for Christmas after all.

• Paprika - DVD/Blu-ray Double Play | Blu Ray | (20/11/2017) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Based on a novel by the noted Japanese science fiction writer Yasutaka Tsutui, the brilliant and unsettling feature Paprika continues director Satoshi Kon's exploration of the disturbingly permeable boundaries between dreams and reality. Techno-geek Kosaku Tokita invented the DC Mini to allow therapists to enter a patient's dreams and explore his unconscious, but an evil cabal uses the Mini to create a mass nightmare that causes multiple suicides. Psychotherapist Atsuko Chiba uses her alter-identity, "dream detective" Paprika, to intervene. Entering the nightmare, she witness a bizarre parade of appliances, toys, and kitsch objects: all of her intelligence and imagination are needed to escape this nightmare and its perpetrators. As he did in Millennium Actress and Paranoia Agent, Kon effortlessly carries the audience between reality and fantasy, confirming his reputation as one of the most talented and interesting directors working in animation today. (Contains violence, violence against women, grotesque imagery, alcohol and tobacco use) --Charles Solomon, Amazon.com

• Laura Poitras Collection | Blu Ray | (06/11/2017) from £15.34   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Laura Poitras is a filmmaker and journalist. Her film CITIZENFOUR won an Oscar® for best documentary, as well as awards from BAFTA, Independent Spirit Awards, and the Directors Guild of America. The first film in her post-9/11 trilogy, MY COUNTRY, MY COUNTRY, was nominated for an Oscar®. The second film, THE OATH, was nominated for two Emmys. Her most recent film, RISK premiered at the Cannes film festival in May 2016. Brought together for the first time, The Laura Poitras Collection includes RISK, CITIZENFOUR, THE OATH and MY COUNTRY, MY COUNTRY* (*standard definition DVD from 480p master).

• Lady Be Good | DVD | (14/11/2017) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• Whicker's World 5: The World of Whicker | DVD | (20/11/2017) from £6.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  A broadcasting legend and one of the most recognisable faces on British television, Alan Whicker worked his own brand of quietly incisive journalism for over fifty years. A consummate interviewer with a famously affable, urbane style, his popular, award-winning documentaries continue to be a significant influence to this day. In this volume Whicker explores aspects of the Caribbean and Florida. From an encounter with the future first prime minster of Grenada to the vanishing tribes of Anguilla and Dominica, from the ghost-ridden ruins of Devil's Island to Walt Disney World in construction, Whicker taking a look behind the scenes in paradise... Editions included are: Devil's Island - The Dry Guillotine Mustique: A Giddy Head - In Paradise Everybody Knows The Secret Police Pixie Dust On Goody-Goody Land In The Amazon Jungle - A White Elephant I Do My Duty When I Feel Like It I'll Say Thank-You Dear England, Is That What You Want? We Do Nothing Superbly I Wanted To Welcome Prince Phillip, But I Was Too Tied Up Harold Robbins - I'm The Worlds' Best Writer As Long As You're Rude Enough - They're Happy

• Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Wanted - Bebop And Rocksteady | DVD | (13/11/2017) from £3.64   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  From a visual standpoint, this CG feature starring the venerable '80s and '90s superheroes the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles is nothing short of slam-bang; the computer animation has a scope and look that transcends both the original comics and animated series and the three live-action features that preceded it. Writer/director Kevin Munroe creates a striking animated world for the four heroes in a half-shell to live, play, and fight in, and the action sequences are occasionally breathtaking in their speed and complexity. But where TMNT stumbles is its bland plot, which picks up after the last of the live-action features with all four teen turtles in disarray, and abandons longtime villain Shredder in favor of an industrialist (well voiced by Patrick Stewart) who recruits the Foot Clan (including Karai, played by Zhang Ziyi) to revive thirteen ancient monsters to aid in his world domination scheme. It's a simple and fun story for kids, but longtime Turtles fans will miss the wry humour and smart sense of irony of the original comics (created by Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird, who gets an executive producer credit here) in this storyline. Still, for most adolescent audience members, such concerns won't matter a whit in the face of the abundant action. --Paul Gaita

• Departures | Blu Ray | (06/11/2017) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  A newly unemployed cellist takes a job preparing the dead for funerals.

• Trophy | DVD | (17/11/2017) from £3.30   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Christina Clusiau and Shaul Schwarz direct this documentary which looks at the issues surrounding the big-game hunting of endangered animals. With species such as elephants, rhinos and lions edging closer to extinction each year, a number of people continue to hunt them despite their dwindling numbers. Featuring contributions from hunters such as Texas sheep farmer Philip Glass and conservationists including Zimbabwean wildlife officer Chris Moore, the film discusses what needs to be done to preserve the great species of the world.

• Durarara!!X2 Ten - DVD | DVD | (27/11/2017) from £16.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  The story continues as more chaos ensues-- Ikebukuro, a city teeming with the most peculiar characters and the twisted schemes they indulge in--. In the aftermath of the assault against the information broker, signs of a new disorder begin to develop like ripples across the water. Holding his own ideals, the young man who gains the powers of both the Dollars and the Blue Squares treads the path to total annihilation. Someone struggles to save their best friend while a psychopath creeps up on a popular idol. Slowly but surely a new threat gains power within the city s shadows... Paths cross and trouble brews as the plot thickens in this complicated web of conspiracies--. Contains episodes 13 to 24 with both the English dub and the original Japanese track with English subtitles.

• Reformation | DVD | (27/11/2017) from £6.19   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Five hundred years ago, a revolutionary priest changed the face of Christendom. Risking his life and academic reputation and facing damnation for his beliefs he challenged the teachings of the all-powerful Catholic Church and the Western World was never to be the same again. Marking the 500th anniversary of the Reformation, this stunning two-part drama from the makers of Deutschland 83 and Generation War captures the story of Martin Luther, the visionary reformer who changed the beliefs of society at a time when the Catholic Church dominated every aspect of public opinion and private life. From passionate speeches railing against corruption and oppression to sweeping battle scenes and compelling moments of intimacy, Reformation charts key events and figures in Luther's story, offering a parallel to our contemporary political situation in the form of vividly authentic historical drama. It is a timely exploration of an era of upheaval in which the path of European civilisation was changed forever.

• The Free World | DVD | (13/11/2017) from £3.70   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Following his release from a brutal stretch in prison for crimes he didn't commit, Mo is struggling to adapt to life on the outside. When his world collides with Doris, a mysterious woman with a violent past, he decides to risk his newfound freedom to keep her in his life.

• Eaten Alive | DVD | (13/11/2017) from £7.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Meet The Maniac & His Freinds. Nearly a decade before he donned Freddy Krueger's famous red and green sweater, horror icon Robert Englund delivered a supremely sleazy performance in Eaten Alive another essay in taut Southern terror from Tobe Hooper, director of The Texas Chain Saw Massacre. Deep in the Louisiana bayou sits the ramshackle Starlight Hotel, destination of choice for those who like to check in but not check out! Bumbling Judd, the patron of this particular establishment, may seem like a good-natured ol' Southern gent but he has a mean temper on him, and a mighty large scythe to boot Oozing atmosphere from its every pore (the entire film was shot on a sound-stage which lends it a queasy, claustrophobic feel), Eaten Alive matches The Texas Chain Saw Massacre for sheer insanity helped in no small part by some marvellous histrionics from Chain Saw star Marilyn Burns and William Finley (Phantom of the Paradise).

• Durarara!!X2 Ten - Collectors BD | Blu Ray | (27/11/2017) from £41.49   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  The story continues as more chaos ensues-- Ikebukuro, a city teeming with the most peculiar characters and the twisted schemes they indulge in--. In the aftermath of the assault against the information broker, signs of a new disorder begin to develop like ripples across the water. Holding his own ideals, the young man who gains the powers of both the Dollars and the Blue Squares treads the path to total annihilation. Someone struggles to save their best friend while a psychopath creeps up on a popular idol. Slowly but surely a new threat gains power within the city s shadows... Paths cross and trouble brews as the plot thickens in this complicated web of conspiracies--. Contains episodes 13 to 24 with both the English dub and the original Japanese track with English subtitles. Presented in collectors packaging

• Whicker's World 6: Whicker's Orient | DVD | (20/11/2017) from £10.56   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  A broadcasting legend and one of the most recognisable faces on British television, Alan Whicker worked his own brand of quietly incisive journalism for over fifty years. A consummate interviewer with a famously affable, urbane style, his popular, award-winning documentaries continue to be a significant influence to this day. This volume sees TV's most travelled man making landfall in Asia. Whicker takes a look at Thailand's more extreme sporting activities, and considers the dominant role of women in the Thai business world; he spends time among Hong Kong's Boat People, meets the Chinese movie mogul whose action sagas put Hollywood in the shade, and asks what the future holds for the enchanted island of Bali the morning of the world . Editions included are: What Makes Shaw Run Run? Gamesmanship In Thailand Thai Tycoons and the Executive Sweet Boat People The Freedom Swimmers Last Paradise

• The Drummer & The Keeper | DVD | (20/11/2017) from £8.91   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  The Drummer & The Keeper was written and directed by Nick Kelly, whose acclaimed short film SHOE was shortlisted for an Academy Award®. Winner, Best Irish First Feature, Galway Film Fleadh 2017

• John Bishop's Australia | DVD | (27/11/2017) from £12.37   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  This entertaining travelogue sees comedian John Bishop return to Australia for a new adventure, 22 years after he first cycled along the country's Gold Coast as part of a year long trip. John always felt that by spending all day on the road during his original visit he'd missed out on much of the country he rode through. Now, using his 1992 diary as a guidebook, John is back on his bike, reflecting on his own personal journey as he reconnects with his 25 year old self. This time he's taking plenty of breaks along the route to sample the delights of Australia, meeting extraordinary people and experiencing some true natural wonders as he discovers how this stunning country has changed.

• Anna | DVD | (02/11/2017) from £7.98   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Two men steal a doll from a paranormal museum in order to put their footage online but end up in a crazy game as the doll becomes a gateway to hell .